Hard Hats, Hippies, and the Real Antiwar Movement

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A fight breaks out at an antiwar protest in Manhattan, May 1970.

By Penny Lewis

Decades after its conclusion, the
U.S. war in Vietnam remains an unsettled part of our collective
memory. Members of the military, veterans, scholars, journalists,
and artists continue to revisit and reinterpret the war, assessing
its historical significance while seeking meaning for wars fought
today. Despite the efforts of our political elites to put the
ghosts of Vietnam to rest, the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan
have prolonged these discussions. Books and